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MATS preview, live from Nashville: āLong Haul Paulā Marhoefer with Jan, Donnie Gullett
With a new record out from Laughing Hyena records and available at many truck stops around the nation, trucker-songwriter Paul Marhoefer started the MATS week in Nashville, Tenn., where we caught up with him for an impromptu run through several of his tracks at the Fiddlerās Inn.
March 21, 2018
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Podcast special edition: Lay of the land for owner-ops, by the numbers again with ATBSā Todd Amen
This special edition of the Overdrive Radio podcast features audio from ATBS President Todd Amenās March 20 conference call for owner-operators outlining annual mileage, revenue and income averages from 2017, among other metrics, for segments among its clients ā with a look ahead through this year.
March 20, 2018
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Double-brokered loads, ELD issues, pausing that 14-hour clock already: Friday podcast round-up
This edition of Overdrive Radio further digs in around the expectation mismatch between brokers and carriers in load negotiations ā plus more views on the potential for hours of service change from readers.
March 16, 2018
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Managing ridiculous expectations handed down from brokers
A talk with small fleet owner Leander Richmond for this Overdrive Radio podcast reveals some brokers have gone so far as to make it a contract stipulation that the carrier will be required to send proof of delivery within an hour of offload ā or lose all claim to payment for that load. Sound outrageous? We thought so, too, but thereās more. Take a listen.
March 7, 2018
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Partners in Business podcast: Managing your money and time
This installment in the podcast series of Overdriveās Partners in Business, excerpting portions of the manual coproduced with ATBS, covers how to develop and use profit and loss statements, and how to understand your revenue, earnings and costs.
February 23, 2018
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Mailbag: Split sleeper-berth option high on haulersā hours wish list
The large majority of reader respondents youāll hear in this mailbag edition of the Overdrive Radio podcast took the notion of a pause button for the 14-hour rule farther. Itās split rest, or split sleeper berth period flexibility, that most want,
February 17, 2018
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BigRigTravels.com turns 10: A talk with Stephen Michaels, long-haul proprietor
In this latest edition of Overdrive Radio, Stephen Michaels talks about his informal ambassadorship from the trucking world to the motoring public via his BigRigTravels.com live-feed webcam, which has yielded plenty individual dividends in motorist education and a turn in the perception of trucking.
February 9, 2018
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Partners in Business podcast: Getting started as an owner-operator
This Overdrive Radio podcast covers the first four chapters from the Partners in Business manual ā from making the transition to self-employment, choosing a financial services partner, creating a strong business plan and establishing your bookkeeping.
January 31, 2018
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Profit ā what this trucking thing is all about: A new, simple freight-bid calculator app
In the latest Overdrive Radio podcast, small fleet owner Scott Jordan intros the ICG ProfitCalc app for Android/iOS, a freight bidding app that allows users to input their own annual cost projections as a benchmark for load-by-load rate calculations, per-mile and per-hour, to ensure a chosen profit margin.
January 25, 2018
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Podcast: What do state laws on marijuana mean for truckers?
States laws on marijuana use increasingly at odds with federal law. Some states, like Maine, have forbid employers from firing workers for testing positive for marijuana. Do these laws have any bearing on trucking and, specifically, drivers? Listen here to see what trucking industry reps say on the issue.
January 22, 2018
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Tax overhaul expands bonus depreciation to used equipment
The tax overhaul enacted in December now allows so-called bonus depreciation for used truck purchases. But the law also requires buyers to expense the assets in the year they bought them, rather than taking depreciation benefits over a multi-year period.
January 19, 2018
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āShould have planned betterā only goes so far when road realities are at play
As so many owner-operators have noted in past, āplanning betterā will only get you so far when it comes to ELDs, a 14-hour rule with rigid ends and little opportunity to extend it or stop it for mid-period rest. Owner-operator Mark Kirbyson, in this latest edition of Overdrive Radio, concurs wholeheartedly.
January 16, 2018
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Podcast: Birdās eye view of fleetsā initiatives on driver scoring systems
In this installment of Overdrive Radio, CCJ Tech Editor Aaron Huff provides a high-level overview of how fleets are using the influx of data from in-cab systems to monitor, coach and score drivers. Listen hereā¦
January 11, 2018
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Brave new trucking world: Talking ELD angst, adjustment with Gary Buchs; plus Wes Memphisā latest
Owner-operator Gary Buchs: Trucking ādidnāt dieā on December 18. āIt just changed, and with every change thereās opportunity.ā This Overdrive Radio edition runs through what the Landstar-leased owner-operator feels could be effective owner-operator strategy in the weeks and months ahead.
December 19, 2017
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Audio mailbag: Truckersā voices raised against the ELD mandate with less than a week left
When it comes to rules and regulations, the ELD mandate may well go down in history as the most protested in FMCSAās history. As the enforcement deadline bears down, truckers around the nation sound off. Also: What does the ELD mandate have to do with the moon and Mars? ā¦
December 12, 2017
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Behind the scenes at the Tesla Semi reveal
In this edition of Overdrive Radio, a rebroadcast of Equipment Editor Jason Cannonās talk with K.C. Phillips on the āRoad Dog Liveā Sirius XM program, discussing the Tesla Semi electric truckās big recent reveal in California.
December 8, 2017
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Bill Frerichsā ELD implementation notes, hopes, worries as mandate bears down
In which a nine-truck fleet owner begins implementing ELDs. And: A few key differences between AOBRDs, grandfathered in with the ELD rule through 2019, and the much more detailed ELD specification/required capability.
November 27, 2017
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Carriersā āmagic eraserā role in compounding uncompensated-detention issue: Rico Muhammad on the e-log shift
As a trade-off for the ultimate hassle of mandated e-logs, in this Overdrive Radio podcast Muhammadās hopeful owner-operators can both individually and collectively use the change as a cudgel to their advantage when dealing with brokers, shippers, receivers ā¦ anyone who would insist on wasting driversā time.
November 14, 2017
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